‘Suspicious Package’ Found In Arizona Today Looks Really Familiar

I don’t blame police in Tempe, Arizona for calling in the bomb squad to examine this “suspicious package” they found on the street today, as reported by news network KTVK. And, yeah, I guess it’s for the best that they sent in a robot to try to detonate it. After the events in Boston this…

The Most Atmospheric Steampunk Video Games

Steampunk games that feature steam-powered machines and settings in an alternate history of the Wild West or the industrialized British era of the 19th century are rare. Maybe even rarer than cyberpunk titles. Although some games have steampunk elements—just think about the retro-futuristic enemies of Torchlight or the atmosphere of Professor Layton—we focused on steampunk-specific…

Not content to simply create a fake 16-bit game to base their real3D Guild Wars 2 April Fools’ surprise on, ArenaNet has created a full playable version of Rytlock’s Critter Rampage, and it’s gleefully brutal. Play it here.

It’s Better Down Where It’s Wetter, Take It From a Week of Gaming Apps

Thanks to games like Fish Out of Water! and Reef Run, I’ve spent more hours underwater this week than the two months following the theatrical release of The Little Mermaid, which my then-girlfriend made me watch at least a dozen times. That music, it never goes away. They come flocking to my cauldron crying, “Spells,…

According to the BioShock Wiki, April 19th, 1874 is Booker DeWitt’s birthday. Today is April 19th. So, let’s celebrate! This obviously calls for tiaras and sparkles, if you ask me.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Jetstream Sam DLC: The Kotaku Review

It’s time to talk about cherry blossoms. And how they relate to downloadable content. Cherry blossoms are just starting to bloom here in New York. Coincidentally, the Jetstream Sam DLC for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was recently released, too, and it lets you play as one of the game’s villains in a standalone campaign. There’s…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Run Across NYC Rooftops to Score Speed

Pursued by a relentless robot across the rooftops of New York City, our young heroes must maintain a continuous supply of speed or they’ll be abducted by aliens. Nickelodeon presets Paranoid Reptilian Methamphetamine Junkies. Or the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for iOS. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run is, as one would imagine,…

Disabled Gamer Gets A Rare League of Legends Kill Without Using Hands

According to Riot, the odds of getting a pentakill in League of Legends is one in every 1,500 matches. A pentakill is when you manage to kill the entire enemy team in a short period of time—no easy feat! Twitch user Aieron accomplished a pentakill though, and he did it without using his hands: he…

Ode To The JRPG Mini-Game

During the two-and-a-half decades I’ve been playing JRPGs, I’ve learned three important lessons: 1) If an NPC tells you a rumor, it’s true; 2) All valuables are hidden in bookshelves; and 3) Mini-games are almost always better than real games. It’s a strange phenomenon, don’t you think? We play role-playing games because we want to…

Here’s Another Look at The Pluto, Sega’s Rare Console Prototype

Sega doesn’t make hardware any more. But they used to. And recently a prototype for the Pluto—an online-enabled variant of Sega’s Saturn machine—surfaced in the hands of a former Sega employee. Now, the only other prototype has popped up, too, with proof that it still works. Over at Destructoid, a member of the site’s community…

The Moneysaver: Great Headphones On The Cheap

Great audio frequently takes a back seat to eye-meltingly gorgeous TV’s and monitors, but not today. We’ve got bargain basement prices on review-tested headphones and earbuds. And of course a ton of game sales. Whether you want a stereo gaming headset or dirt cheap quality, we’ve got your ears covered today. We’re fondest of the…

The Most Exhausting Way To Play Team Fortress 2

Remember Omni, the virtual reality/treadmill hybrid that allows you to walk and look around naturally in a game—like Skyrim? This time, Virtuix, the folks behind the tech, are back with footage of the Omni, Team Fortress 2 and the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset running all at once. This is as immersive as you can…

Six Reviewers Praise the Turbulent Brawls of Injustice: Gods Among Us

Superman goes rogue and all hell breaks loose in Netherrealm Studios’ fighting title, Injustice: Gods Among Us. It’s an all-out brawl between the heroes and villains of the DC Universe—who will come out victorious? That would be the critics, who are having a hell of a good time. Injustice takes Netherrealm’s experience with Mortal Kombat…

Jon Stewart Rips Senator For Attacking Video Games During Gun Hearing

As you might have heard, the U.S. Senate shut down a bill this week that would extend background checks on gun sales—a bill that most Americans supported. And of course, someone brought up video games. Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, Nebraska senator Mike Johanns called it “ironic” that people who support the bill want…

The Most Expensive (And Elaborate) Domino Set-Up Uses 10,000 iPhones

And the best part isn’t even that it uses 10,000 iPhones. It’s that they apparently use the Near Field Communications feature to effectively talk to one another, which creates the lighting effect and the finale that you see in the video above, by AatmaStudio Edit: Scratch that, it’s likely just CG. Boo. 10,000 iPhone 5…

4 Video Games That Help You Understand And Deal With Your Depression

The web has been abuzz about games with a focus on depression this year, Depression Quest in particular catching everyone’s eye. But this very small subcategory of free games goes beyond just that title, and we can take in a true variety of experiences when exploring this space. I’m going to discuss four such games,…

Maybe The Earthbound Delay Wasn’t Really For Music Licensing Issues

For quite a few years now, people have theorized that Nintendo would never re-release Earthbound in the United States because of licensing issues: the quirky RPG takes music from Chuck Berry and The Beatles, among other artists. But! Earlier this week, Nintendo announced plans to finally bring their Super Nintendo classic to the Wii U’s…

Gears of War: Judgment Gets New Maps and Multiplayer Mode Next Week

New competitive environments will be coming to Epic Games’ latest Gears game when the Call to Arms map pack drops on April 23rd, It’ll include three new areas—Terminal, Blood Drive and Boneyard—and a new multiplayer mode called Master at Arms. The new mode tasks players with getting one kill with 20 weapons. The Call to…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: contributor The UnfathomableTruth kicks off an otaku alphabet thread full of pretty things. And a post penned by contributor Sloshy talks about doing new reviews for old games. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic…

How Pokémon Eat Their Food

It didn’t take too long to have a Pokémon parody of the painful, yet hilarious video that showed adults mimicing animal food consumption habits. I’d rather call this version, made by DominicTV, how Pokémon destroy the dining table, starring Snorlax and Pidgey as the most effective ones and leaving poor Charizard behind. How Animals Eat…